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America in Decay

The problems with American politics today stem from the basic design of U.S. political institutions, exacerbated by increasingly hostile polarization. Unfortunately, absent some sort of major external shock, the decay is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

Francis Fukuyama

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Domestic Politics September/October 2014 Comment

America in Decay

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Francis Fukuyama

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Linda Robinson

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More Military Spies

Since the Pentagon has an unparalleled global reach and specializes in logistics, and the CIA has deep ties with target countries, it makes sense to gain economies of...

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The Special Envoy

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Robert Cutler

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Intelligence Sep 17, 2009 Snapshot

Getting on Board

The President's Intelligence Advisory Board is often criticized as a do-nothing panel. But it might be just the tool Obama needs to fix the U.S. intelligence community.

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The Obama administration has promised to revamp the National Security Council, but so far it has not delivered.

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If it hopes to achieve its foreign policy agenda, the Obama administration will need to undo the damage to the Foreign Service wrought by the Bush administration.

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